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caules horiiotini. — Ca nies ima basi in ramos cauliformes plus minusve numerosos 

 divisi, rami elati sesqnipedales v. bipedales, shnplieiusculi v. superne parce ramosi, 

 subleretes, leviter et pallide striato-angulosi, glauco-virides, inferne brevissinie pa- 

 pilloso— tometilellt v. deinuni subglabri, vulgo leviter flexuosi, usque ad racemos fo- 

 liosi. — Folia majuscula, submembranacea , tenera, subpatnla, glaucescentia, gla- 

 berrinia v. ad margines minute papilloso-asperula, saepius 5 — 6 C "' longa v. longiora, 

 floralia tarnen breviora, caulina inferiora et media prol'unde triternato- v. bitcrnato- 

 ineisa. laciniae valde divergentes, angusle lanceolato-spathulalae v. rare obovato- 

 oblongae, omnes oblusae apiccque rotundatac v. vix perspicue mucronulatac. laciniae 

 siiperiormn gradalim angusliores et lineari-spalhulatae; pars integra folioruni relirpiam 

 snbaeqnans angustissima , petioliformis (angustissime utrinque alata). V.,""" lata, omnia 

 circ. 1 — 2—3 5""" snpra basin acute bidentata. — Flores mediocres, gracillime 

 cernui; racemi angaste cylindrici, apice vix comosi, lulescentes. -- Bracleae mox 

 deciduae, 3""" longae, lanceolatae , utrinque atteniiatae, acutae, nervo angusto viridi 

 excepto lntescentes et subbyalinae. — Pedicelli gracillimi. vix angulosi, niliduli, 

 substraminei, tenues, prinmtti erecto-patuli, postea snb floribus plane evolutis ele- 

 ganter e basi adscendenti arcuato-cernui. dernum sab fnictn iteruin erecti axiqne plus 

 minusve adpressi, dein calyccm versus turbinato-incrassati et virides, 5—7'"°' longi. 

 — Calyx hexasepalus; sepala basi suburceolalo-connata, longe persistentia sed de- 

 miim marceseendo decidua, iiiacqualia, a superiore ad inferiora gradatini majora, in- 

 feriora minus profunde intcr se libera, omnia ovato-oblonga, obtusa, 2—2'/ 2 """ longa, 

 concoloria, olivaceo-viridia. — Petala videntur ocbroleuca), valde inaequilonga, 

 superiora duo caeteris (contra regulam) breviora 3""" longa, quorum laniina appendice 

 duplo et quod exccdit brevior, fere usque ad basin 9-partita (3-partita cum lacin. 

 lateral. 4-partitis), lacinulae omnes inter se similes, intermedia (lacinia) tarnen per- 

 spicue longior, lineari-spatlinlalne, basi angwstissimae; appendix obovatus, albus, paulo 

 supra laminae basin productus et hie et ad margines revolulo-inllexus undique bre- 

 vissinie papilloso-tomentellus , margine vix ciliolatus. Lateralia 3'/..""" longa sed brevius 

 et angustius appendiculata (quam superiora), lamina clarius 3-partita cum laciniis la- 

 teralibus profunde 3-partitis; appendix supra laminae basin haud productus. Inferiora 



eliain S'/a ' longa, lateralibus similia sed lacinnla laterali utrinque solitaria aueta. 



Tubus staminalis magis quam vulgo in calyce extus inclinatus. iVä""" longus, glaher, 

 apice urceolatus et tantum superiore latere in discum semiorbiculnrem membranaceumjli 

 albidum undique papillosum marginc longe et dense ciliolatum l """ latuiu productus. -|^ 



